Fall 2013 Okra Picks

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FERRIS, WILLIAMSTORIED SOUTH: VOICES OF WRITERS AND ARTISTSUniversity of North Carolina Press 2013 1469607549 / 9781469607542 First Edition, First Printing. HARDCOVER in Brand New jacket. University of North Carolina Press 8/5/2013. Clearance book (50% or more off list price). New hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. in Brand New jacket. Signed by author.
Price:
17.50 USD

HAYS, TOMMYWHAT I CAME TO TELL YOUEgmontUSA 2014 1606845454 / 9781606845455 PAPERBACK . EgmontUSA 9/9/2014. New paperback. Store pick: As 6th grader Grover Johnston tries to cope with his mother's unexpected death he finds himself retreating more and more into his art and his refuge in the nearby Bamboo Forest just as his dad, the executive director for The Thomas Wolfe house in Asheville, NC, disappears into his own work. But the arrival of new neighbors leads to unexpected friendships and a lightening of the family's grief. Hays' debut middle-grade novel is a compassionate, touching, and tender novel that also celebrates artistic expression. -Jill Hendrix, owner
Price:
8.99 USD

SHEEHAN, JAMESALLIGATOR MAN (KEVIN WYLIE)Center Street 2015 1455508632 / 9781455508631 PAPERBACK . Center Street 9/29/2015. New paperback. Store pick: The Alligator man is a terrific legal thriller with great courtroom scenes between two experienced criminal attorneys and a judge with a grudge. Alligator Man is also a beautifully written story of family and of love and redemption. You’ll be hooked from the first page, but will not want the story to end. Another hit for this now seasoned author who is one of my favorites. -Nancy M., volunteer
Price:
7.99 USD

SMITH, LEEGUESTS ON EARTHShannon Ravenel 2014 1616203803 / 9781616203801 PAPERBACK . Shannon Ravenel 5/13/2014. New paperback. 2014 SIBA Fiction Book Award finalist. Store pick: This is a haunting story about the treatment of mental illness in the early 1900s, focused on Highland Hospital in Asheville, NC where Zelda Fitzgerald died in the fire that destroyed the hospital in 1948. While Zelda is a character in this book, the story is told through the voice of Evalina Toussaint who is sent to the hospital as a young child. Her story is a brutal example of the early treatment of mental illness where some patients were no more than subjects for experiments. Any fan of the Fitzgeralds, the medical profession, or the history of the early 1900s will enjoy this book. -Jackie W., volunteer
Price:
14.95 USD